Disgruntled taxpayers sue Weston over low vote budget approval
Weston taxpayers file suit after budget passage by 159 to 187 vote. The group, led by Martha Gilson and Betty Green, seeks to declare the 1973 74 budget defeated, arguing five percent voter threshold was required. Attorney Joseph McKeon represents them. defendants possibly moderator Frederick Freedman and Edward Best.
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Weston
Westport News
Martha Gilson
Briar Oak Drive
Gilson
Betty Green
Brookwood Lane
Georgetown
J. Peter LaChance
Westport
Joseph McKeon
Frederick Freedman
Edward Best
Board of Finance
McKeon
Love Beams as Sheryl Leads Her Horse Rufus Home
Sheryl Hespes, 14, shows joy as she leads her 15 year old horse Rufus from the barn at 84 Partrick Road Westport. The family kept Rufus after mother explains neighbors could not keep him while Sheryl goes off to college.
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Rufus
Shery
Hespes
Partrick Rd
Westport
Sheryl Hespes
Sheryl
Richard Hespes
Partrick Road
Flower Power team aims for Westport soap box derby glory
The Flower Power team led by Cathy and Sal Gilbertie, siblings from Westport, plans to race at Rippowam High School in Stamford on July 8. They have rebuilt from Flower Power I to sleeker, cylindrical cars with plywood frames and fiber glass covered sides. Parents note strict, hands-on learning and self performance under supervisor guidance.
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Flower Power
Westport
Cathy
Sal Gilbertie
Fairfield
Rippowam High School
Stamford
Gilbertie
Westport News
Sal
Flower Power I
Soapbox Derby Commission
Cathy Gilbertie
Gilbertie Fiorists
Akron
David Price
Inside Hi-Lites Summer School and Sports Briefs
A compact page tease notes Summer School details on page 3 and brief mentions of awards court boating safety and softball finals across pages 9 10 and 31, inviting readers to follow sections with concise item headers and outcomes.
RTM set July 17 on apartment regulation clash
A special meeting of the Representative Town Meeting is scheduled for July 17 at 8 15 p m in Coleytown Junior High School to consider overturning recent apartment rules adopted by the Planning and Zoning Commission Two petitions are on file with the town clerk and RTM Moderator Edwin Kahn placed the item on the agenda The moderator cites four grounds for reversal including conflict with the Town Plan health and safety traffic congestion overcrowding and burden on public facilities Notable signers include Joseph P Arcudi Lorna Christophersen Woody Klein Raymond Ross Donald Levy and Roy Dickinson.
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Coleytown
Planning and Zoning Commission
Edwin Kahn
Westport
RTM
Joseph P. Arcudi
Lorna Christophersen
Woody Klein
Raymond Ross
Town Hall
Donald Levy
Roy Dickinson
Petition stalls Minibus plan for Westport seniors
In response to a petition signed by sixteen Representative Town Meeting members, Moderator Edwin Kahn appointed a four member committee to study transportation alternatives for Westport's senior citizens. The petition criticized a minibus system and halted action on appointing a second director of the transit district until September.
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Town Meeting
Edwin Kahn
Westport
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